Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Short Pipe-Wort

Perognathus merriami compared with Eriocaulon truncatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Short Pipe-Wort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Eriocaulon
Species	Perognathus merriami	Eriocaulon truncatum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Short Pipe-Wort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Short Pipe-Wort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short Pipe-Wort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Singapore, and Taiwan.